Holiday Inn has just opened its doors at its first property in the Maldives. The Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives opened on Kandooma Island on the South Male atoll, about a 40-minute speedboat ride away from the Male International Airport.
The 160-room resort has eight categories of villas, including those with garden views and overwater villas. Some villas are equipped with outdoor showers.
Each room comes with iPod docking stations, flat-screen TVs and wireless Internet. Check out the resort's resident DJs who can program personalized song lists on rental iPods.
Food and beverage options include in-room dining, pool-side dining or the Thai-themed restaurant, The Kitchen, which overlooks Kandooma Channel. The resort also has a 200 plus-bottle wine cellar and a rooftop lounge for enjoying tapas and cocktails.
The resort also features a COMO Shambala Spa, Dive Center and a host of outdoor activities from surf lessons to catamaran trips.
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